| Host of film review and interview cable series, "The Movie Show" (Cinemax) |
| Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey |
1984 | Hired to work at law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore; turned job down to intern at The Washington Post |
1984 | Worked as a film critic for The Washington Post |
1987 | Moved to L.A. |
1993 | TV scriptwriting debut with the pilot episode of NBC's "Homicide: Life in the Streets" (produced by Barry Levinson) |
1994 | Adapted the Michael Crichton novel "Disclosure" for Levinson |
1994 | Feature film screenwriting debut, "Quiz Show"; Levinson's company (Baltimore Pictures) was one of producers; earned Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award nomination |
1997 | Scripted Mike Newell's hit mob movie "Donnie Brasco" (produced by Levinson); received second Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay |
1998 | Co-screenwriting credit on Levinson-directed "Sphere", adapted from Michael Crichton's novel |
1999 | Received six-episode series commitment from ABC for hourlong medical drama based on the nonfiction work "The Measure of Our Days"; series expected to debut in fall 2000 |
2000 | Created the ABC medical drama "Gideon's Crossing" loosely-based on the experience of the real life Dr. Jerome Groopman |
2002 | Penned the pilot "R.U.S./H."; also served as an executive producer |
2004 | Executive produced "House M.D." (Fox) a medical drama starring Hugh Laurie |
2006 | Penned the adaptation for "The Good German" directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney |
2007 | Reportedly did uncredited rewrite for "The Bourne Ultimatum" |
